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Tables of Contents for The Price of Motherhood
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
1
12
Where We Are Now
13
15
A Conspiracy of Silence
28
17
How Mothers' Work Was ``Disappeared'': The Invention of the Unproductive Housewife
45
20
The Truly Invisible Hand
65
22
The Mommy Tax
87
23
The Dark Little Secret of Family Life
110
21
What Is a Wife Worth?
131
18
Who Really Owns the Family Wage?
149
13
Who Pays for the Kids?
162
24
The Welfare State Versus a Caring State
186
16
The Toughest Job You'll Ever Love
202
16
An Accident Waiting to Happen
218
15
``It Was Her Choice''
233
23
Conclusion: How to Bring Children Up Without Putting Women Down
256
19
Notes
275
30
Acknowledgments
305
4
Index
309